Early International Cooperation
What 19th-century invention revolutionized global communication and helped inspire early international cooperation?
What is the telegraph?
The League of Nations was created by which 1919 treaty?
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This 1942 document was the first official use of the term “United Nations.”
What is the Declaration by the United Nations?
Which organ includes all 193 member states and is considered the "parliament of nations"?
What is the General Assembly?
What declaration, adopted in 1948, laid the foundation for global human rights?
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Which 1865 organization, still part of the UN today, was formed to regulate global telecommunication?
What is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)?
Which U.S. President proposed the League but saw his country refuse to join?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
What 1941 agreement between Roosevelt and Churchill outlined postwar goals like self-determination and peace?
What is the Atlantic Charter?
Which organ is responsible for maintaining international peace and can authorize military force?
What is the Security Council?
What major health achievement was declared in 1980, thanks to efforts led by the WHO?
What is the eradication of smallpox?
This organization was founded in 1874 to create uniform mail standards.
What is the Universal Postal Union?
Name one humanitarian success of the League of Nations in the 1920s.
What is returning POWs, fighting disease, or helping refugees?
In which city was the UN Charter written and signed?
What is San Francisco?
What organ settles legal disputes between states and is located in The Hague?
What is the International Court of Justice?
What was the last territory that gained statehood under the Trusteeship Council?
What is Palau?
The aftermath of which 1859 battle inspired the creation of the Red Cross and the Geneva Convention?
What is the Battle of Solferino?
What was one reason the League of Nations failed to prevent future war?
What is lack of enforcement power / no military / absence of U.S. / appeasement of aggressors?
At which 1945 conference was veto power for permanent Security Council members decided?
What is the Yalta Conference?
Which organ coordinates global efforts on issues like poverty, education, and health?
What is the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
Why has the United Nations been criticized for allowing nations such as Sudan, China, and Saudi Arabia for being on the Security Council?
What are inconsistencies in human rights enforcement?
This 1899 international meeting led to agreements on war conduct and the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
What is the First Hague Convention?
Name one conflict the League failed to stop in the 1930s.
What is Japan's invasion of Manchuria, Italy’s conquest of Abyssinia and/or Corfu, or Germany’s expansion?
Name the “Big Four” countries that designed the UN at Dumbarton Oaks.
What are the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China?
This council oversaw colonies under international supervision and was suspended in 1994.
What is the Trusteeship Council?
This legally binding environmental agreement signed in 1997 was the UN’s first major step to combat climate change.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?